I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for the talent He has bestowed on all of us!
I have been artistic all of my life and love experimenting with different mediums and techniques. This blog is my creative outlet to share my passion for cardmaking and papercrafting!

Friday, February 24, 2012

This card was inspired by a sunset that I
witnessed the other day leaving from work.
The sun had almost completely set and the dusky clouds contrasted
against the coral sky and it was gorgeous!
God’s handiwork never ceases to amaze me….

If the card looks plain, I apologize in advance :-) I
decided to wait to add the sentiment since it may be appropriate for many
occasions - Birthday, Thinking of You, Get Well, Sympathy…

To create this card:

Using a Sponge Dauber with Peach Parfait
Classic Ink lightly sponge the ink along the bottom of a piece of Whisper White
cardstock. Add the clouds in the same
manner with Basic Gray.

Stamp the tree line with Versamark™ ink and
heat emboss using the Heat Tool and Stampin’ Emboss® Black Embossing
Powder.

Layer onto Basic Black cardstock and again
onto Basic Gray (that has been embossed with the Big Shot™ and the Stripes
Textured™ Impressions Embossing Folder). Tear and distress the edge of the Basic Gray
layer.

With the 2 ½” Circle Punch, punch out a
piece from the Everyday Enchantment DSP and layer two Decorative Labels from
Poppy Parade (cut in half) behind the circle. Emboss the circle with the Big Shot™ and Square Lattice Textured
Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Attach a 5/8” Pool Party Seam Binding
Ribbon. Create the rolled flowers from
Poppy Parade, Pool Party and Pretty in Pink cardstock using 1 3/8” and 1 ½”
Circle Punches along with the Crimper Tool.

Assemble the layers, add the pearls to the
flowers to finish off the card.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

My husband and I just finished watching the 136th
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this evening (it is our annual Valentine’s Day
tradition) and I know, I should be sleeping but I have not had time to create this week and desperately need to spend time in my craft room (I have been working very long hours at my full-time accounting job :-)))

Since this card has very little stamping- mostly the Big Shot™ with three embossing folders, the new Framelits™ Labels Collection along with the new Blossom Punch- quick and easy!

To create this card:

Hand cut the banner from the Everyday
Enchantment Designer Series Paper (from the SAB catalog) and layer onto Soft
Suede cardstock (hand cut around the banner shape, use the
Distressing Tool along the edges and emboss with the Finial Press Textured Impressions™
Embossing Folder). Lightly sand with the Sanding Block and adhere
the bow.

Use the Big Shot™ with the Framelits™
Labels Collection to cut a label from the same DSP as the banner and Soft Suede cardstock. Emboss the Soft Suede label (as well as the
DSP for the background) with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing
Folder.

Layer the labels onto the card front, add
the flower (created with the Blossom Punch from Pool Party cardstock and
embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder),
adhere the center of the flower and add pearls along with the tiny
labels to finish off the card.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

I had the opportunity to spend several
hours with a good friend on Saturday and we created eleven Clean and Simple (CAS) Valentines for the children
in her life.

She is a beginner stamper
and loves the Big Shot so I decided to focus on embossing folders, the new
Framelits™ dies and punches.

We needed four different designs (so that
there would not be a duplicate card sent to the kids in the same family) and
even though the majority of the cards were for boys, we still added pink and
hearts…she said that her one eldest male grandchild has a T-shirt that states “Real Men Wear Pink” so we decided that they could handle the pink hearts :-))…

Cards for the "Girls":

Cards for the "Boys":

I hope you enjoy these cards- they could be
modified using current Designer Series Paper and ribbon (with another theme they would be excellent for "Stamp A Stacks" or beginner classes)..

We had a great time creating these and I am looking forward to our next get-together (she is the "hostess with the mostess" and we will be having more classes in the future)..

Sunday, February 12, 2012

This week’s ColourQCQC123 Challenge colors definitely remind me of the 70’s again- I do believe that retro is
in and aren’t those owls cookies cute? I must admit, I did struggle a bit with this color combination
but in the end decided to combine it with the Stampin’ Queen’s SQSC25 Sketch Challenge (again, both sites offer so much inspiration and you should see what
the Design Teams created!)..

This card was
definitely quick and easy once I determined the design :-)

Attach the two
lengths of White Satin Ribbon and mount onto the Regal Rose cardstock base.

With the Big Shot™
and the Framelits™ Labels Collection, cut a frame from Regal Rose cardstock and
Peach Parfait Designer Series Paper (retired Hostess pack). Emboss both with the Big Shot™ and the Pefect
Polka Dots Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder.

Use the Blossom Punch (love this new punch!) and punch a flower from Poppy Parade Designer Series Paper (I used a piece from a retired Hostess
Pack) and run through the Crimper Tool.
Layer with a center created with the Boho Blossom Punch from Peach
Parfait cardstock and add a Pearl to the center.

Attach the flower to
the embossed label layer, add the bow and little tags to finish off the card.

The second card is
a simple Black and White study using the Stampin’ Queen’s SQSC24 Sketch. This site provides a weekly challenge that is
very unique and creative- they have a fabulous design team with a lot of
inspiration! I hope you have a chance to
check them out as well…

Again, this card
only requires a few embossing folders, a die cut, a few punches, heat embossed
flower, ribbon and pearls to finish off the card.

Emboss a piece of Crumb Cake using the Big
Shot™ with the Elegant Bouquet Impressions™ Embossing Folder and a piece of
Real Red Designer Series Paper with the Finial Press Impressions™ Embossing
Folder. Lightly sand the Real Red layer
and stamp the background stamp from
Charming with Crumb Cake ink lightly over the Crumb Cake layer.

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